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2020 Meralco Bolts season
Head coachNorman Black
Owner(s)Manila Electric Company
(an MVP group subsidiary)
Philippine Cup results
Record7–4
(63.6%)
Place5th
Playoff finishSemifinalist (lost to Barangay Ginebra, 2-3)
Meralco Bolts seasons
← 2019
2021  →

The 2020 Meralco Bolts season is the 10th and current season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

  • December 8, 2019: The 2019 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
  • March 11, 2020: The PBA postponed the season due to the threat of the coronavirus.[1]
  • April 13, 2020: After playing two seasons with the franchise, long-time national team player Ranidel de Ocampo announces his retirement from professional basketball.[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2019 PBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
2 18 Aaron Black SG  Philippines Ateneo
3 29 Mike Cañete PF  Philippines Arellano

Roster

Meralco Bolts roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 00 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron (R) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
G 2 United States Jackson, Trevis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 171 lb (78 kg) –09–13 Sacramento State
F 6 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
F 8 Philippines Salva, Nico 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1990–03–08 Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G 10 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
F 81 Philippines Jamito, Jammer (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Philippine Cup

Eliminations

Standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[a] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[a] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[b] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[b] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 7 4 .636[b] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[c] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[c] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. ^ a b c d e Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Game log

2020 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4
October: 3–3
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12 Phoenix L 98–116 Reynel Hugnatan (16) Raymar Jose (10) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 0–1
2 October 14 Alaska W 93–81 Allein Maliksi (17) Reynel Hugnatan (8) Chris Newsome (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–1
3 October 18 Ginebra L 91–105 Allein Maliksi (18) Reynel Hugnatan (7) Baser Amer (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 1–2
4 October 20 Magnolia W 109–104 OT Chris Newsome (23) Cliff Hodge (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 2–2
5 October 23 NLEX W 101–92 Chris Newsome (18) Raymond Almazan (9) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–2
6 October 28 San Miguel Beermen L 82–89 Baser Amer (17) Newsome, Black (8) Chris Newsome (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 3–3
November : 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 4 Blackwater W 89–85 Chris Newsome (19) Raymond Almazan (10) Bong Quinto (6) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 4–3
8 November 5 Rain or Shine W 85–78 Chris Newsome (17) Almazan, Black (9) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–3
9 November 7 TNT L 79–92 Chris Newsome (17) Raymond Almazan (9) Newsome, Hugnatan (4) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 5–4
10 November 8 Terrafirma W 95–93 Raymond Almazan (15) Raymond Almazan (10) Cliff Hodge (5) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 6–4
11 November 11 NorthPort W 80–73 Bong Quinto (14) Jammer Jamito (12) Baser Amer (7) AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center 7–4

References

  1. ^ "PBA postpones season due to coronavirus outbreak". rappler.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gilas hero and PBA veteran Ranidel De Ocampo announces retirement". spin.ph. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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